Celtic Rumours Archive August 20 2011

20 Aug 2011 22:30:28
{Ed007's Note - Update from Wee Pat on CFC News.}

20 Aug 2011 21:10:57
Ed007 just read that Rangers are in negotiations with Fox Network to show games in america. I understood no individual club can do this as it has to be sanctioned by all premier teams. Have Rangers found a loophole or are they just testing the waters, because Celtic should be doing this also. Timalloy {Ed007's Note - Not sure TBH mate, I will try to find out.}

If they cant do it how do man utd, liverpool and chealsea all have there own shows?

Mate if you could do it Celtic would already be doing it . Peter Lawell has been trying to exploit the U. S Market for years . Remember we used to go to Disney Wide World Of Sports when we had the winter break . So rest assured if it was that easy we would be doing it .
CelticMatt

Who cares? it'll either go two ways - it lasts a season before FOX realises it isn't a good investment or it'll be a success and celtic tap a similar loophole and gain more money from having a larger fan base out there.

believe me, they ain't gonna get millions of viewers just because they have bocanegra in their team.

Dunnon I live in Korea last year and on there sports channel they just showed every celtic league game no others only other games they showed were boltons and man utds they only showed these games cus of the koreans playing in there teams

I don't think they can. Celtic tried to do it a few years ago by negotiating games to be shown in Japan when Nakamura was playing with us but were told any money made had to be split among all the other SPL teams. It is written in to the SPL rules, you are not allowed to negotiate your own TV deals.

20 Aug 2011 20:43:56
Hi ed is the game on sky 2moro? I know the Saturday home game don't be. Bigirishmac {Ed007's Note - For legal reasons BIM we can not condone or recommend any sites that stream football. If anyone wants to posts links I am more than happy to post them, but it is not our responsibility.{

Here is the best site in the world for Scottish fitba. Have to pay for it but at £30 a year it a steal. I watched the Sion game last wek and the St Johnstone game yesterday. None of this p2p rubbish, great streams for every match every week. streampro.tv

20 Aug 2011 19:21:03
People are trying to panic buy because of one result. Please bhoys remain calm, I'm sure that there will.be further signings but don't panic buy and.end up with a player who is not Celtic quality like Adam le fondre

Junglebhoy33

20 Aug 2011 17:32:01
Celtic should resign scott mcdonald and buy adam le fondre great play and wouldnt cost much and as much as i love neil lennon if he doesnt win the league he wont get a new contrat simple and i hate at how long celtic take to sign players you can see from that sion game we need a striker badly

Neil has explicit;y stated that failure to win the league this season may well lead to him losing his job. He is obviously held back by the fiscal matters. Celts really need to off load the squad players who will never make it. Their names have been oft mentioned here
I also think that any further investment in the team will depend on advancement in Europe and events across at our only other rivals for the league.
Tis lawells way

They say u shld never return to a club but personally mcdonald wld do a turn. proved it in europe as well. whether its the right combo with hooper is a different matter altogether. stokes will get goals in spl but europe? samaras shldnt even still b there. not one for booing but understand why it happens. I hate using the word "enigma" but him and mccourt for that matter fall into that category. All too often we get an unplayable game then embarrassment the next game. Samaras for all his attributes just fails to deliver - height, pace etc but single fig goals tally - poor. mccourt - flatters to deceive, guilty of being the greedy boy with the ball - simple pass son. i wont deny he's skillful but can anyone really say he's the answer if thrown in for a sustained period. I'll no doubt get slated for this but dont think so. A faroes here, st mirren there - wow

I dont fully agree mate your bang on with SAMARAS n0 9 should be hitting back of net more often but MCCOURT has never been given a chance in team over 3 seasons by that i mean starts. judge him when you see him START 15-20 games on row(and iam not buying hes not fit,if so why does he make bench majority of time)cmon lenny give him a few starts and get maloney OUT

20 Aug 2011 16:49:00
We NEED to sign Adam Le Fondre There is rumours on the manky mobs page that Sally's interested too. Get Le Fondre, a big target man and left back on loan and the league is ours.Get the cheque book out Liewell. Le Fondre just scored again Could link up brilliantly with Hooper

Totally agree.le fondre coming from the same level as hooper.would do a good job,would get goals n wont cost a fortune.definately worth a gamble.lets get in there quick n get a deal done

Rangers fan here, Adam Le Fondre being linked to Rangers is purely wishful thinking and speculation from fans on the Rangers Rumours page and has been for weeks. That's all, at this point. No interest from Rangers FC.

Let's sign rigg from port vale instead he'd be a great signing

Are you kidding mate,Sean Rigg has scored 5 goals in about 30 games,in the English 2nd division not exactly prolific.MACCA

What has anthony stokes done wrong lately? why would ALF be brought in to partner hooper? i do agree that another goalscoring striker is required, id say two strikers are required actually but would not be dropping stokes as he is our most in form striker at the moment.

20 Aug 2011 14:10:37
''Georgio Samaras was only offered a new 3 YEAR deal incase Celtic didn't get a fee for him''

LOL

Why would anybody pay anything for Samaras, if that was the case he would have been offered a smaller contract extension, nobodys willing to pay any kind of decent fee for Samaras, Neil Lennon rates him along with duds like Paddy McCourt & Scott Brown players that can't really make an impact against any decent team or when it matters. Face it people you're stuck with Samaras, Browns getting a new contract (somebody who rarely scores, can't tackle without giving away a foul and can't pass).

I think all teams have to protect their investments. Nobody wants to see big money buys walkin out the door for nothing at the end of their contracts. DUFC did it with goodwillie, Rangers sold Bougherra because he wouldn't sign a new deal and gave whittaker a big contract so he didn't go for nothing next season. Scott Brown cost alot of money as did Samaras, clubs can't afford to let them leave for little or no money. In many ways agents and players have clubs over a barrel when there contracts are coming to an end.

Mark

This from a guy who's team consists of broadfoot, mcculloch, laugherty, edu, ortiz, etc etc lol

Sammy got a new deal, as it covers a euro championship and world cup. if he impresses there, he'll be sold

20 Aug 2011 13:39:59
paddy mcourt has asked to leave celtic as he dosent want to sit on the bench

20 Aug 2011 12:02:32
James mc fadden defo signing next week ano some people including myself think he.s fit enough anymore but its 100% true I'v bn told by someone close to lennon personaly would sign jamie murphy b 4 they do .

Hopefully not. he's as slow as a week in the jail

I've heard same about mcfadden to keep mccourts space on the bench warm,but I think murphy gonnae sign for rangers ...

20 Aug 2011 09:41:13
tim matavz is probably the best value pound for pound striker in europe just now that would possibly come into our price range. we would probabaly get him for 5 million and within 2 /3 years probably be able to sell him on for 12-15 million easy. he is very young and proven at international level already. would score a abag ful in spl no sweat. at least the guy is courageous as well unlike big samantha that we are playing up front at the moment

We tried to sign him in January but he rejected the move because there was a chance of a transfer to Napoli, they tried to do a deal but it did not get completed before the end of the window but they were expected to come back in for him this summer only it hasn't happened, don't know if the board would sanction his signing now but they certainly were willing to part with the cash for him earlier in the year.

Think 7M was what Napoli were offering for him.

20 Aug 2011 02:13:06
Hey Ed, I mentioned Santa Cruz about 2 weeks ago. Any proper evidence of a deal?
Kevbhoy {Ed007's Note - NL has said there has been no formal contact Kev.}

20 Aug 2011 00:49:37
Beram Kayal wanted by Aston Villa. Bolton got a £2million bid knocked back in June with Celtic looking nearer the £5million mark and anybody who says he's worth more get real, if an English team pays £2million for SPL players it's a surprise. They expect to get them for £200k.

Alot of s**te in my opinon but just passing on what i read

As bad as the scottish league is......which i kniow its not up 2 scratch,.... but surely if jordan henderson(the lad that only played 20 games last season) is worth 20 mill then surefly kayal, ki are in that bracket aswell, both internationalists and doin well for club and country....just because we north of the border shouldnt mean they should pay league 1 prices??

Completely agree. The prices offered for SPL players are ridiculous. Year after year the SPL's best performers and prospects are robbed by the PL for chump change. There seems to be a maximum 3 million transfer limit for any SPL player. Even compared with championship offers our prices are incredibly low. David Goodwillie, Steven Fletcher, James McCarthy, Christophe Berra, James McCarthur, Alan Hutton - all promising young players in the SPL and they cost about the same as Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain who scored 10 goals in 41 appearances in league 1, albeit as a winger. The only way things will change is if all SPL teams start demanding higher transfer fees but with the current dire financial position of most clubs this won't happen.

Lubo67

This rumour came from the Daily Mail and was "after McLeish watched him play against FC Sion."

Eh... Just Naw

Celtic aren't looking for any money for kayal as he's not for sale.

If a Premiership team pays £2m for a SPL player it's a surprise ?, likes of Cuellar, Petrov & Hutton have went for 4 times that.

If villa want kayal then they should stick a 1 in front of there previous bid in otherwords 12 million

Kayal didn't play against fc sion as he's injured

Epl fees 35million for andy carroll. 10 mill charlie adam. by these fees kayals 8 mill at least

20 Aug 2011 00:05:39
Roque Santa Cruz to sign a loan deal where Man City will pay for 20-40% of his wages (Like Bellamy's Loan to Cardiff last season) this deal should happen in the next week or so , Neil Lennon is very interested but Roque could be snatched at the last second buy a big spending championship side , Lennon feels this is the kind of player we are missing